2020 census As of the
2020 census, Irene had a population of 422. The median age was 42.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 114.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 114.0 males age 18 and over. There were 166 households in Irene, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 24.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 420 people, 172 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 194 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%
White, 0.7%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian, 0.2% from
other races, and 0.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 172 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were
married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the city was 43.1 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.0% male and 56.0% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 432 people, 169 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.77%
White and 0.23%
Native American. There were 169 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were
married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,000 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,983. About 4.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==